Azmari: An Ethiopian Musician | Music
A young musician Azmari embarks on a challenging journey to Addis Ababa to improve her musical abilities and find work.
Yoseph Gedefaw is an Azmari, a traditional musician and singer of song stories, living in Birbuax, Gondar in Ethiopia.
He leaves his village to meet other Azmaris in the capital Addis Ababa, where he hopes to improve his musical abilities and find work.
In this film, filmmaker Henok Mebratu follows his journey, takes us into Yoseph’s musical world and shares some of his community’s rituals, as he struggles through the city. big.
Henok Mebratu is a director and producer who works across many areas of the film business in Ethiopia, from production repair to editing and animation. He has participated in major international festivals including Cannes and Berlinale.